It's been a long cold spring. We've had drizzle and snow and rain - which you'd expect in Seattle. We've also witnessed big bright skies and the occasional rainbow which is definitely not in the normal Seattle scenic scrapbook. Summer is coming and the tourists are arriving at Pike's Market. The "Duck" is starting its daily tours and the booming sound of Louie Louie rocks my apartment down by the waterfront. Life is shining.
The light over my Queen Anne Hill was quite stunning tonight as I snuggled up on my big red sofa, mug of steaming Yorkshire tea and a sinfully high carb high calorie cookie. Who cares. Aktins is not in the supporting cast of my life as I reinvent my world after a sad divorce. My little puppy Chica, a chubby blue chihuahua, is like a furry psychic. Each night she chooses a book from my collection to chew. She sends me messages with her selection. I have tried to explain the concept of 'no', but she just tilts her head, big ears almost tipping her over. Her little pea brain just whirls around in a spiral and she smiles back. She looks at me with those big eyes and says in her unique way ~ "ok, you may be higher on the evolutionary scale than me oh wise one, but I can chew books and snuggle with my furry monkey, eat chicken and watch tv all day. You, on the other hand, have to do this thing called 'work' and spend an inordinate amount of time talking on this black thing with a twisty cable (that probably tastes really good)!
I watch you cry, I hear you pacing around before the sun comes up. I listen to your heart beating and wish I could hug you because you just seem so sad. Trust me, she says, chewing a book in my little mind is a lot more fun. Even spiritual. Anyway, I digress. Tonight she chose The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux, which now has cute little teeth marks all across the top. A sign! I love trains. Always wanted to go on the Orient Express. Istanbul, Venice, Vienna, Paris, London. One day. So, I am starting to pack for my trip around the world, a trip I will take "one day". I have packed 4 bras, a slinky black dress, a snuggly nightdress, a handful of euros, some coloring pencils, a journal and Berlitz guides for Prague, Lisbon and Bejing. I am sockless but hopeful in Seattle.
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